Community Engagement Manager

Community Engagement Manager

Summit Public Schools is seeking a Community Engagement Manager in the Sunnyvale area, to support the cultivation of strong community partnerships that allows us to recruit new families at Summit Denali.

The Community Engagement Manager’s primary responsibility will be to work with families and school leaders to ensure we operate our schools at full capacity. This would be an ideal position for an individual aiming to apply their communication, community organizing, project management and teamwork skills, to their passion for serving youth and education.

We are looking for a self-starter who isn't afraid to take initiative and dive deeply into a new role. This position requires a team-oriented, energetic professional who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, and with a strong willingness and desire to learn.

The Community Engagement Manager is based in Sunnyvale and requires frequent travel throughout greater South Bay as well as periodic travel to other Summit schools in the Bay Area. The Community Engagement Manager will report to the School Directors at Summit Denali.

Who We Are

What if all students graduated high school with not only content knowledge, but the habits and skills to successfully navigate college and career, with a sense of purpose to anchor them? This is the question at the core of Summit Public Schools. Summit is a public school system serving heterogeneous communities in the Bay Area and Washington State and operate 11 schools serving over 3,600 students.

Are you looking for the opportunity to lead change? Do you want to help reimagine what schools should be? We put students in the driver’s seat and empower them with the skills and habits they need to be successful in college and life. We need diverse, driven, and dynamic talent to join our growing team to help realize our educational vision.

What You’ll Do:

The Community Engagement Manager’s primary responsibilities will include:

Generate awareness & engagement from prospective families and community organizations in local communities

Deeply understand communities and prospective families of Summit schools in the greater West Seattle area

Who You Are:

You maintain highexpectations for all students and believe all students can find success in school, college, and life.

You thrivewhilecollaborating and are excited to work with your colleagues. You find positivity in share successes.

You’re deeply dedicatedtosocialjustice and feel motivated by the challenge and impact of working in a heterogeneous community and closing the achievement gap.

You share our vision to reimagine what schools should be and are excited to make an impact on the public education landscape.

You possess strong relationship skills, with the ability to motivate, inspire, develop, and communicate with a diverse group of teachers, leaders, staff members, and community members.

You are data driven and have the ability to collect, evaluate, and utilize data in meaningful ways.

You are positive and resilient in the face of big challenges.

You take initiative and ownership in driving your work to meet personal and team goals.

You possess outstanding organizational skills and have a passion for the details.

You are empatheticandculturallycompetent. You’re open to having hard conversations.

You thrive in innovative environments and are comfortable with the ambiguity that can come with a dynamic and progressive workplace.

You’re committedtocontinuousimprovement, see feedback as a positive, and have a growth mindset.

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